Lu Qing Wan saw this and quickly stepped forward to mediate, "How could such a trivial matter be worth the second prince's great effort? I believe the eldest prince did not do it intentionally. Let's just let it go!"
Her mother's memorial hall was the scene of a brawl between the royal brothers of his kingdom. What a situation this was!
Lu Qing Wan wanted to send these troublesome guests away from the bottom of her heart. As she looked, she was stunned. This eldest prince of Yun Qiang, Hu Yan Che, was someone she had saved at Bai Xing Lin.
At that time, Hu Yan Che had been in a horse race and was trampled by a horse, resulting in a ruptured spleen. Strictly speaking, he was the first patient Lu Qing Wan had saved after arriving at Bai Xing Lin.
Seeing his pale face, curled up on the ground unable to get up, she felt a pang of pity.
"Eldest Prince, are you alright?"
"I... I'm fine."
Hu Yan Che said he was fine and tried to stand up, but as soon as he got up a little, he fell heavily to the ground.
Lu Qing Wan instinctively reached out to check his pulse, but then remembered there were too many people around. She quickly withdrew her hand, "Quick, please get Doctor Shen!"
Hu Yan Zheng was surprised. "No need, Regent Princess. He's tough, and I didn't use much force. Why would we need to call a doctor?"
Lu Qing Wan stood up with a stern face. "Second Prince, I don't care what grudges you brothers have, but this is the Marquis of Zhao Lie's residence.
If he dies here, will you, the second prince, be accused of harming your sibling, or will my Marquis of Zhao Lie's residence be deemed negligent in its hospitality?"
Hu Yan Zheng was a person of noble status, second only to the king in Yun Qiang. He had never been so directly confronted. His expression was extremely unpleasant.
He grumbled rebelliously, "Is it really that serious..."
But Lu Qing Wan ignored him and crouched down to instruct Hu Yan Che, "If you are in a lot of pain, don't move for now. The doctor will be here soon.
Doctor Shen is my husband's exclusive physician, and he will surely be able to cure you."
Fortunately, after Lu Zhen Ting was injured, Lu Qing Wan's status made it inconvenient for her to examine and change his dressings frequently. Therefore, Doctor Shen had been living in the Marquis's residence to take care of him and arrived quickly.
After the examination, as expected, "He had a severe internal injury before, and now his wound has reopened. He needs immediate medication and it's best not to move him."
Hu Yan Zheng was dumbfounded. "It wasn't me! I didn't know he was injured!"
After speaking, he was about to kick Hu Yan Che again, but Lu Qing Wan glanced at him, and he angrily withdrew his foot, complaining, "Why didn't you say you were injured earlier? Would I really have taken your life?"
Hu Yan Che lowered his head in忍, saying nothing.
But anyone with discerning eyes could see that it wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but that he didn't dare to.
In fact, the polite words Hu Yan Zheng was saying now were just to save face. In reality, even if Hu Yan Che had said he was injured, Hu Yan Zheng would likely have beaten him regardless.
Lu Qing Wan detested people who took advantage and then acted innocent the most. She stood up and said, "The Eldest Prince has heard the doctor's words. Why don't we let the second prince recuperate in the Marquis's residence for now?
Coincidentally, Doctor Shen is staying at the Marquis's residence these few days, so it will be more convenient to take care of him."
Hu Yan Zheng frowned, seemingly unwilling. "Wouldn't that be inappropriate? How can a hostage live in the Marquis's residence?"
"It's not a permanent stay. When the Regent returns, I'll ask him to communicate with His Majesty."
Lu Zhen Ting chimed in.
Hu Yan Zheng still seemed unwilling, but out of consideration for their relationship, he finally nodded.
"Alright then, I'll entrust my unpromising elder brother to the Marquis and the Princess. If you need anything, Princess, please don't hesitate to tell me. I won't let you incur unnecessary expenses!"
"That's easy to say!"
Lu Qing Wan waved her hand. "Guards, take the second prince to be treated."
The guards quickly led Hu Yan Che away. Lu Qing Wan stepped aside. "My mother enjoyed quiet. I won't keep you all any longer. Everyone, please!"
She gestured, effectively dismissing them.
They were all stunned. Prince Ning was the first to react. "Then I won't disturb you any further. On the day of the funeral, I will come to see off Princess An Yang!"
Prince Jing followed suit. Nie Ming Yang and Hu Yan Che, having been rebuffed, also didn't wish to stay. Only Feng Qing Heng lingered, hesitantly saying, "Regent Princess, could I have a moment of your time?"
"I have nothing to say to the Prince. Prince, please!"
Again, she dismissed him. Feng Qing Heng's expression changed, and he wanted to continue pestering, but seeing the unfriendly expressions of Lu Qing Wan and Lu Zhen Ting, he finally left.
Lu Qing Wan, however, stared after his retreating figure, lost in thought.
Venereal disease?
Not necessarily.
She thought she had found a way to resolve Feng Xi Wu's蛊 poisoning.
...
Princess An Yang's coffin remained for three days and was buried on the nineteenth of August.
Princess An Yang had only one daughter, Lu Qing Wan. Her spirit tablet was personally carried by Lu Zhen Ting, while Lu Qing Wan followed in the funeral procession to bid farewell to her mother, whom she had never met.
To everyone's surprise, as Princess An Yang's funeral procession passed, many commoners spontaneously set up offerings along the roadside to see her off.
When they saw Lu Qing Wan and Lu Zhen Ting approaching, the commoners even boldly shouted "Condolences!" to the father and daughter.
This deeply touched Lu Qing Wan, and she finally realized the significance of the name Lu Zhen Ting in Da Gan.
After Princess An Yang's funeral, Lu Qing Wan returned to the Regent's Mansion that evening and went straight to Wutong Courtyard.
"Have your蛊 poison acted up recently?"
Feng Xi Wu, also busy with a day's work, felt an instinctive premonition at her sudden question.
"No, why? Have you discovered something new?"
"Feng Qing Heng will be coming to Bai Xing Lin for treatment tomorrow. I discovered when he paid his respects that his ailment is not a venereal disease, but the result of the Xiang Si 蛊 acting up.
I plan to remove the 蛊 for him tomorrow. Are you interested in observing?"
Feng Xi Wu breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought Lu Qing Wan had found another clue that would cause his 蛊 poison to act up.
He then raised an eyebrow. "Are you just observing, or do you want me to prepare for my own exorcism?"
Lu Qing Wan chuckled. "Both. So, are you going or not?"
"I'm going."
Feng Xi Wu calmly agreed. "Did you tell your father-in-law about Feng Xi Wu killing Lan Shi and injuring Lu Si Wan?"
"Ah," Lu Qing Wan replied casually.
Feng Xi Wu's eyes flickered. "Why?"
"You know why he killed Lan Yu Ru. She's already dead, and I don't want to disgust my father again."
Lu Qing Wan pouted in disgust. "My father is troublesome enough. What's the point of telling him those things?"
"That's true. She's already dead, there's no need to tell him."
Feng Xi Wu responded absentmindedly.
Chen Wang Mansion.
Feng Qing Heng had been so tormented by the Xiang Si 蛊 these past few days that he could barely eat or sleep. Every night, he had to drink a few cups of strong liquor to fall asleep.
This night was no exception. Before going to bed, the maid as usual brought wine to the pavilion. After a few cups of strong liquor, Feng Qing Heng felt drowsy and then got up to walk back to his courtyard.
Feng Qing Heng was naturally suspicious and felt like he was being eavesdropped on everywhere. Therefore, his courtyard was built by the water, surrounded by water on all sides, with only an arched bridge connecting the courtyard to the distant corridor.
As he walked across the arched bridge, his vision blurred, and Feng Qing Heng plunged into the water.
The guards following behind quickly jumped into the water to rescue him, but for some reason, they couldn't find Feng Qing Heng.
Terrified, they frantically called for more people to rescue Feng Qing Heng. After a flurry of activity, by the time the person was pulled out, they were breathing their last breath!